The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-29
SHOCKING ACCIDENT
4 MILWAUKEE norEL wnrcnnp,
And u Number of People buried In tho
nuins-several Working Girls Badly In.
tured. Some Fatally-Expiosiono of a
Kitchen lioiler for Heating Water.

MILWAUKEE, Nov. ga shocking accl
dent occurred at the Kirby House, shortly
before 0 o'clock th!a morning.
A boiler used for heating water exploded
entirely wrecking tho roar end Of the
building, burylng a number Of people be.
meath the rnins, fatally wounding several
and, 1t Is feared, killing others outright.
The explosion blew out a portion Of the
roar wall OF the building, thirty icct In
Width, and extending from the ground to
the floor Of tho fourth story. One end ol
the dining room was wrecked, sll tho ia,
bleu being knocked over aud the dishes
smashed. Mos. Of tho guests had finished
breakfast. Among those who remained,
panic reigned, but % far aa known none
Of the guests were hurt. There were
about dozen girls In tho room at the
timo and all were buried beneath the
mass Of brick and mortar. 5
Tho fire department WAS on the acepe
within u minute Of the explosion, and tho
following girls were taken out OF the ruins
badly injured: Anna Konnedy, assistant
cook; Carrie Olson, dining room Girl ;
Julia Field Meyer, dining room girl; Nora
Dougherty, dining room girl; Mary Ar.
buckle, pastry cook; Maggie Doran,
kitchen girl; Alice Burke, pantry eirl;
Mary Kroegsr, kitchen girl.
All the above wero so badly injured that
DR.. MaIho said he could not tell whether
they would live or not. Those whose In.
juries arc the most serious are Mary Ar.
buckle, Anna Kennedy and Carrie Olson,
all Of whom are terribly burned, in addi.
ton TO the bruiaes which they received.
There is no hope that Carlo Olson will
recover.
Miss Minnie Thompson, q girl employed
in tho &nlinel bindery, across the alley,
was badly cut about tho head by hying
glass that was blown in by tho explosion.
Mr.. Beckwith. one OF the proprietors OF
the hotel, who was in the rear part OF tho
building, near where the explosion took
place, was hurt in tho head by q flying
missile, which knocked him down. He Is
able to be about.
The alley back Of the hotel is piled to
the depth OF four or five feet with dobris
from the wrecked building. Tho north
wall OF tho dining room WAS blown in for
o distance OF fifteen or twenty feet. The
fremen got water upon the ruins in time
to ex!iDguish the flames bsiors thsy
gained much hosdgsy. The accident was
probably caused by the freezing OF the
feed pipe supplying the boiler with water.
Nine young women wese at work in the
Sentinel bindery when tho explosion oc.
Cured. The alley ia only about fifteen
fee. wide and the flying bricks and debris
craahsd through the windows ct the bind.
cry: Annie Meyers was slightly injured
by being struck by falling plaster. Nellie
Thompson was cut badly and her condi.
ton is critical. A lamp that was in front
Of her WAS driven by tho force of the ex.
plosion against her face. As che lay 10
Der Htrold cfIice she presented pitisble
sight. Her head was covered with blood.
Both eyea he'd been cut and bruised until
the poor victim was unable 10 use them.
a doctor was nummoued, and es quickly
as possible tho unfortunate girl was 10.
moved 10 her home. -
Miss Lsngtry, employed in the compos-
ing room Of ths Sentinel, told very good
story Of The affair. II 8as glono in tho
composing room With young boy when s
terrible noise Vas heard. I was lifted Of
my fest, and ct tho same time every win.
doT in the ekylight was shattered. The
plastarlug fell all around me, but not
where | stood. The boy cried IAN earth.
quske!' I Saa too startled to realizs
what il was, but made my way down
stairs aa quickly as possible. The iorco
was SO great that many cases in the com.
posing room were 'pied.'" Ths girls from
the Sentinel office bindsry found ohel.er in
the Journal Office. They wore greatly ex-
cited but could no. tell how they escaped
the flying bricks and plaster. 1.aE